The nurse at the Vista School rescued an abandoned litter of 5 kittens and didn't know what to do with them. Born on 6/7, Minnie and Mannie were handed to me at 3 days of age. Mannie only lived 12 days. I made up my mind that Minnie would survive. Feeding every 2-3 hours, we had Minnie for 14 years before she succumbed to a mass in her liver in April 2020. She never got bigger than a six-month-old kitten, but she left a giant hole in our hearts when she went over the rainbow bridge to join other rescues that had gone before her. Minnie traveled with us to visit relatives in Virginia and New York. She brought smiles wherever she went. Her large green and gold eyes were always full of love and life. She always ran full out to get ahead of wherever we were walking. She enjoyed jumping and sliding across my worktable, scattering pages. She had several big brothers who protected her. Rocky, our black mackerel-tabby tom, took her under his protection when she was just learning to walk and explore her world. It's hard to have a favorite among your fur babies, but Minnie tried her darndest to be number one with her mom and dad. We have since adopted two more kittens to love and spoil, not to fill the hole in our hearts but to share our love and honor Minnie.
Marcia A OsterHARRISBURG, PA
